Onkyo TX-NR901 Owner Manual - Page 56

59/3@&OCPPL 1BHF  8FEOFTEBZ 0DUPCFS Basic Operation-Continued Listening Modes About the Listening Modes With its built-in surround-sound decoders and DSP programs, the TX-NR901 can transform your home listening room into a movie theater or concert hall. To get the most from surround sound, it's important that you install and configure your speakers correctly. See "Connecting Your Speakers" on page 23 and "Speaker Settings" on page 40 for information. The TX-NR901's surround indicators show which speakers are active in each listening mode. Front left Center Front right Surround Surround Surround left back left right right Subwoofer Direct The selected input source is output by the front left and right speakers only, with minimal processing for a pure sound. Pure Audio As an extension of Direct mode, this mode turns off the display, turns off the power to the video circuitry, and minimizes any other possible noise sources, providing a high fidelity sound that's true to the original. (Since the power to the video circuitry is turned off, no video signals will be output.) Stereo The selected input source is processed as a stereo signal and output by the front left and right speakers and the subwoofer. Mono Use this mode when watching an old movie with a mono soundtrack or to select multilingual soundtracks recorded in the left and right channel of some movies. It can also be used when playing a DVD or other source with multiplexed audio, such as a karaoke DVD. T-D (Theater-Dimensional) or With this mode you can enjoy a virtual 5.1 surround sound even with only two or three speakers. This works by controlling how sounds reach the listener's left and right ears. Good results may not be possible if there's too much reverb, so we recommend that you use this mode in an environment with little or no natural reverb. Dolby Pro Logic II Movie Use this mode with DVDs and videos that bear the Dolby Surround logo or TV programs that feature Dolby Surround. You can also use this mode with stereo movies or TV programs and the TX-NR901 will create a 5.1 surround mix from the 2-channel stereo. 56 Dolby Pro Logic II Music Use this mode to add 5.1 surround to stereo sources such as music CDs and DVDs. Dolby Digital With this format you can experience the same superb sound that you get at a movie theater or concert hall. Use this mode with DVDs that bear the Dolby Digital logo. Dolby Digital EX With an added surround-back channel, this 6.1 channel format offers a heightened sense of space, for added realism with moving sounds, such as those that rotate 360 degrees or pass overhead. Dolby Digital EX material can also be played on conventional 5.1 channel systems, in which case the surroundback channel audio is divided between the surround left and right channels. Use this mode with DVDs that have a 5.1-channel soundtrack and bear the Dolby Digital logo. DTS This digital surround format offers a surround sound experience with exceptional fidelity. It uses compressed digital audio data, with six completely separate channels (5.1), and the ability to handle large amounts of audio data while remaining faithful to the original. DTS provides very high-quality sound. You'll need a DTS compatible DVD player in order to enjoy DTS material. Use this mode with DVDs, LDs, or CDs that bear the DTS logo. DTS-ES Discrete This is DTS with an added surround back channel for 6.1 surround sound. Use it with program material recorded in DTS 6.1 format. With the additional surround back channel, this format offers 6.1 fully independent digital channels, providing a realistic sense of movement and space. Use it with program material recorded in DTS 6.1, such as CDs, DVDs, or LDs that bear the DTS-ES logo. DTS-ES Matrix This is DTS with an added surround back channel for 6.1 surround sound. Use it to provide 6.1 channel surround playback with program material recorded in DTS 5.1 format. Since DTS 5.1 program material contains surround back channel information, all channels can be reconstructed for 6.1 surround playback. Use this mode with CDs, DVDs, or LDs that bear the DTS-ES or DTS logo.